Jim Archer vs. Darold Knowles — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darold Knowles
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jim Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Darold Knowles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Darold Knowles posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.439 compared to 3.94 and 1.373 for Jim Archer. By the career numbers, Darold Knowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Archer and Darold Knowles

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.54
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.61
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.14
47.14
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.18
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
3.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.12
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
9.42
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
8.29
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.73
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.96
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.7
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.61
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
38.94
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4658
38.39
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.44
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.98
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
3.6
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
33.36
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Darold Knowles

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6.3
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.42
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.51
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.24
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.93
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.93
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.82
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.7
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.85
91.85
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Darold Knowles

Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
57
468.49
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
3147.95
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
526.03
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
513.7
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
5.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
13.22
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.86
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
57.53
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.21
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.42
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.21
-18.13
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
4.62
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.99
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
156.16
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
43
176.71
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Darold Knowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Darold Knowles
Career
Per 600 PA